The Blossoming Rod

A ten-dollar bill burns in Mr. Langshaw’s pocket while a trout-rod gleams in a shop window, marked down from fifteen. For once, the devoted father dares to imagine buying himself the Christmas present he truly wants.

In a family where every dollar already has a purpose, Christmas brings its own small economies—and its own secret schemes. Langshaw longs for the split-bamboo rod, but feels the pull of every need at home, from his wife Clytie’s busy preparations to worries about George, his ten-year-old son. Then little Mary loses the dollar she had saved for her father’s gift, while Clytie hints that George has done something astonishing. With the rod still tempting him and his family’s plans unfolding around him, what surprise is waiting for Langshaw?

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